Chris Evans’ Virgin Radio breakfast show co-star Vassos Alexander gets visibly emotional as he departs the show after 14 years
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Chris Evans’ Virgin Radio co-host Vassos Alexander couldn’t contain his emotions as he departed the show on Friday.
The sports presenter, born in 1973, paid tribute to his co-star, 59, describing his 14-year stint on the airwaves with Chris as the ‘honour of my life’.
Virgin Radio also paid tribute to Vassos, sharing a clip of his tribute to Chris that was simply described as being ‘The mother of Bromances’.
A visibly emotional Vassos said: ‘It has been the honour of my life to work on this show and I still can’t quite believe I’m leaving voluntarily.
‘Much more importantly, I value our friendship above everything and long may that continue.’
Vassos initially joined The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2 in 2011 before the pair moved to the Breakfast Show on Virgin Radio.
Chris Evans’ Virgin Radio co-host Vassos Alexander couldn’t contain his emotions as he departed the show on Friday
The sports presenter, born in 1973, paid tribute to his co-star, 59, describing his 14-year stint on the airwaves with Chris as the ‘honour of my life’
Paying further tribute to Chris, Vassos decided to play Chris’s favourite song as a parting gift.
He said: ‘There’s not much we don’t know about each other, but I only just discovered this week that this is your favourite song.
‘So Chris, your friend Vassos has picked the song Wild West Hero by ELO. Why? Because he loves you.’
‘Oh, Vassos. What are we going to do? We can’t start crying now.’
Vassos went on to insist that he was not crying before Chris joked that he doesn’t cry either.
He added: ‘This is lovely for us, but it is going to be a rubbish listen if we just cry for three hours!’
Vassos’s departure from the show was announced back in May when he admitted that while he loved the show, he felt like there was something missing in his life and wanted to pursue other opportunities elsewhere.
He said at the time: ‘You’ve got to follow your heart.’
Paying further tribute to Chris, Vassos decided to play Chris’s favourite song, Wild West Hero by ELO, as a parting gift
Vassos’s departure from the show was announced back in May when he admitted that while he loved the show, he felt like there was something missing in his life
Fans were quick to take to social media to thank Vassos for his work on the show and to wish him all the best for the future
Fans were quick to take to social media to thank Vassos, whose broadcasting accolades also include the Parkrun podcast, for his work on the show and to wish him all the best for the future.
They wrote: ‘Going to miss you Vassos and the energy you bring to the show – good luck whatever you do next.’;
‘Will miss Vassos on the breakfast show but I wish him all of the best and happiness for the future.’
Further tribute was paid to Vassos by Virgin Radio, who shared a montage of his best moments over the years on social media.
This included clips of the presenter singing, attempting the ‘Sprite challenge’, where he tried to drink an entire bottle of the drink without burping, and head-butting a football.
